Prouty Parent-Baby Group

New Time: Wednesdays 11am-12pm with a BYO picnic to follow, light refreshments provided

Where: Under the white tent by the climbing wall (inside Thomas Hall if raining) 

Every week, we’ll have a professional scale available for weighing your baby and a lactation-trained nurse available to help you troubleshoot. 

UPCOMING TOPICS

July 17th — Partnering as Parents with Jonathan Sellers

What has helped you to navigate the shifts in partnership that come with parenthood? How have previous generations/experiences in childhood influenced our own parenting? 

July 24th — Water Babies with Hannah Lindner-Finlay

Local parent and long-time lifeguard, Hannah talks us through water safety with infants and young children, favorite local wading spots, swim gear, and water play. 

July 31st — Social Justice Parenting with Robin Morgan

The world raises plenty of questions for us to think about. How do we start navigating them as parents rather than just as ourselves? What communities and projects exist in our area that we can connect with as parents and children wanting to promote justice in our world?

August 7th — Tips and Tools for Feeding Baby + Taco Party!

It’s World Breastfeeding/Chestfeeding Week, and we’re celebrating by talking about how we nourish our babies while eating some extra special food ourselves! 

August 14th — Sleep Tips with Sally Pennington 

Just when you think you’ve figured a sleep routine out, it changes again! Sally draws on her years of experience working with families and professional research to talk us through the basics of infant sleep and how to develop systems that work for your family. 

The Prouty Parent-Baby Group is a way to connect and to learn from and lean on each other while parenting a new child. Each week, we focus on a topic to support your life as a parent.

  • Swap best practices with fellow parents in the area
  • Get answers to your questions from our maternal child health and lactation professionals
  • Find out your baby’s weight or how much they’ve eaten during a feed using our infant scale
  • Watch babies learn to smile at each other

Babes in arms and young children are welcome! Light snacks are provided.  No baby yet? Feel free to come meet other new parents on your own or join us for the Prouty Pregnancy Group on second Saturdays at 10:30am! 

Discussions are facilitated by the Winston Prouty Center for Child and Family Development’s maternal child health nurses Sally Pennington, RNC, IBCLC; Autumn Blais, RN, PNP; and Emma Schneider, RN.

Have questions?  Email at emma@winstonprouty.org. 

Previous topics

  • Back to the Basics: Fun Ways to Promote Health Development, with Sandy Stark from Early Education Services
  • When will they…? – Child Development Q&A with Nancy McMahon, Winston Prouty Center
  • Yoga with Baby! Try out a yoga with baby sampler with perinatal yoga specialist Melissa Boyles.
  • Understanding and Healing Your Postpartum Body with Pelvic Floor PT
  • Infant Dental Health
  • Before, During, and After: Preparation and Support for Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum
  • Infant Safety Q&A 
  • Navigating the Holidays + Baby Print Card Art! 
  • Reading and Library Fun 
  • Navigating Family Relationships with Nancy Wohl
  • Baby Led Weaning with Sally Pennington
  • Sleep Q&A with Axis Monet
  • Pumping, Bottles, and Beyond with Sally Pennington
  • Attachment and Co-Parenting with Hayley Rowland
  • Resources for Kids! with Sandy Stark
  • Reflections on Birthing in Our Community with Deb Kitzmiller, Vermont Department of Health
  • Transitioning to Childcare with Laura Beatty, Child Care Referral Specialist
  • Potty Training with Manzi Wilde
  • Helping Baby Sleep with Sally Pennington, RN, IBCLC
  • How Lactation Adapts with Sally Pennington, RN, IBCLC
  • Methods for Relieving Stress with Emma Schneider, RN
  • Ask a Pediatrician with Dr. Susan Slowinski
  • Baby Wearing with Whippersnappers
  • Diaper Day!

Group Guidelines

Prouty Parent-Baby Group is a place to connect, learn, and lean on each other for support. You will hear a range of ideas and possibilities on various topics. Take what works for you. You know yourself and your baby best. We kindly ask that everyone have a chance to speak without interruption. If you have some good advice to offer, please ask first if this is what they want. Sometimes being seen and heard with compassion and understanding is just what they need, what we all need.